Although no specific traffic laws exist to make it illegal for Saudi women to drive in Saudi Arabia, their religion interprets that women should not drive. However, some Saudi women are planning to protest and stand up for themselves and their rights on Friday.
The “Women2Drive” campaign plans for Saudi women to get behind the wheel on Friday and has been publicized on Facebook, Twitter and further social media outlets. The idea is to have as many female drivers out and about as they can on the same day to show they have the right to be treated as equals.
At the current time, not only do they not drive, women cannot travel or take public transportation without a male. Oftentimes they must hire drivers or taxis just to get around. [EpostMedia] Read more [via National Secular Society]
